A special birthday funfold card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beauty of Friendship fun fold card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Beauty of Friendship fun fold card made for my daughter Camilla’s birthday. I saw LeeAnn Greff, a fellow demonstrator, demonstrate it on YouTube and I knew this was the perfect card for her as she loves the outdoors. I changed the dimensions to fit A4 card stock and also some of the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beauty of friendship card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card – 6½“ by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Soft Succulent card – 3½” by 3” scored at ½” on the short side
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White 2¼” by 2”
Scrap of Balmy Blue

I took the 2 scored pieces Soft Succulent, laid them on my work surface with the smaller panel on the right-hand side. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the ½” tab of the smaller piece to the larger panel. You should then have a gate fold type card with a long thin left panel and a shorter, wider right-hand panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I place the 3 largest panels of Basic White card stock onto my work surface. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and placed it in the upper left-hand corner of the smallest panel.

Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to all three of the panels. The ink was added gradually in circular motions, building up the colour slowly. I then added Soft Succulent ink around the edges of each panel in the same way.

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The bare trees were then stamped in Soft Suede ink, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation to give the effect of depth.

I added the ‘tree canopy’ image to the stamped full-strength tree on the smallest panel. I used the soft succulent ink and the spotty image to add some texture to all the panels

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The stamped panels were then glued to the Soft Succulent card. The largest one on the inside, covering the ½” tab which holds them together.

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a label from the remaining Soft Succulent piece and a smaller label from the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The sentiment from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped on the white label in Soft Succulent ink and I added a couple of small flowers in the same ink. The flowers were from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

The labels were then glued together. They were added to the left-hand panel of the card with a couple of Dimensionals. Make sure that the Dimensionals are well over to the left and that the right-hand panel of the card can tuck under.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

To complete the card, I die cut 2 of the sweet little birds from the Beautiful Trees dies from scrap Balmy Blue card and added them to the card front. I used a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add their eyes and a trio of Genial Gems.

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I absolutely love this card, thank you LeeAnn for the inspiration.

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The Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Watercolor Shapes for the Color Combo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2021June 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the June 2021 Colour Combo blog hop – this month our colours are Polished Pink, Poppy Parade and Soft Sea Foam. I have chosen the Watercolor Shapes stamp set to make my card.

To recreate the Watercolor shapes card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Polished Pink card – 5¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 4⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¾” by 2¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 2½” by 1⅜”
Basic White card – 2⅜” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside

I have been playing around with the Watercolor Shapes stamp set this week and have decided to use it for todays color challenge.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I chose to use the 2 rectangular images and the square image and began by stamping the largest image in Soft Sea Foam. I stamped randomly all over the smallest Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I added the thinner rectangle in Polished Pink ink and finished with the square stamped in Poppy Parade ink. I deliberately over-lapped the images and colors. Don’t they work well together. The stamped panel was added to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the layer, securing it on the back with Sellotape and then glued it to the Polished Pink panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the Stamparatus I inked up the large birthday sentiment from the Biggest Wishes stamp set in Soft Sea Foam ink and stamped it onto the small panel of Basic White card. I added the scripty ‘happy’ in Poppy Parade ink. The sentiment was then added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I added a bow in the same ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I hope you like it.

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A pretty card featuring the gorgeous Simply Elegant designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Simply Elegant dsp for the Stamp’n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on June 12, 2021June 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘ Hop Blog Hop where our theme is showcasing the dsp – I chose to use the new Simply Elegant designer series paper which I love; all the foiling is absolutely stunning and I could resist using it to make a sweet birthday card.

Colours used in this project are;

To recreate the Simply Elegant card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Basic White – 4” by 3”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Simply Elegant dsp – 4⅛” by 1½”

I added the Basic Black strip to the panel of Simply Elegant dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to add the panel to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring the Simply Elegant designer Series paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

The sentiment was stamped in StazOn Black ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White which was then die cut using the Mini Cut & Emboss Machine and the Tasteful Label Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring the Simply Elegant designer Series paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

The sentiment panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring the Simply Elegant designer Series paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

Using sharp Scissors, I fussy cut around some of the beautiful flowers from the Simply Elegant dsp and added them to the card front with Dimensionals and liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring the Simply Elegant designer Series paper for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

To complete the card, I added a trio of Champagne Rhinestones.

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Roll Call

Sandra Roberts – https://sandrascraftstudio.com/2021/06/tidings-of-christmas-dsp-for-stamp-n-hop-dsp-spotlight-hop/
Kim Price (UK) – http://www.handmadebykim.co.uk/2021/06/stamp-n-hop-june-blog-hop.html
Karen Egan (UK) – https://craftykarendesigns.blogspot.com/2021/06/youre-peach-triple-fold-thank-you-card.html
Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-1Q4
Jenn Charles (USA) – https://bffstampers.com/stampin-up-designer-series-paper-spotlight/
Nicole Mahler (USA) – https://sugarandscraps.wordpress.com/2021/06/11/stamp-n-hop-june-2021-blog-hop/
Gez Carpenter (UK) https://www.nigezza.co.uk/2021/06/stamp-n-hop-june-blog-hop-dsp-spotlight.html
Jill Chapman (UK) https://www.paperdaisycrafting.co.uk/2021/06/stamp-n-hop-june-blog-hop-dsp-spotlight.html
Cheryl Taylor (UK) https://cheryldiana.co.uk/spotlighting-my-favourite-dsp
https://vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com/2021/06/in-symmetry-dsp-birthday-card-stamp-n.html
Annette Elias (NL) https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2021/06/vierkant-en-zomers-met-youre-peach.html

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Season’s Blessing

Posted on June 11, 2021June 6, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket Dies from the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Season’s Blessings card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Hand-penned dsp – 4½” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the leaf image in Soft Succulent ink onto the small panel of Basic White card. I added a flower to the centre stem using Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

I stamped the flower 3 times in Blushing Bride ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut them out using the Seasonal Basket Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The flowers were added to the stamped panel using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The medium sized flower centre was stamped randomly across the panel using Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The stamped panel was added to the piece of Hand-penned designer series paper using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the Thick Basic White card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The sentiment from the Party Puffins stamp set was stamped in Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

I added a trio of Opal Rounds and a double bow using the Snail Mail twine combo which sadly retires at the end of this month.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Box of Pansies for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on May 30, 2021May 21, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing the sweet box of pansies I have made for my Mum’s birthday tomorrow. I used a Youtube video by Sally Stampers as my inspiration

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the box of pansies, you will need:

Early Espresso card – 7” by 3” – scored on the long side at 1” and 3”
Early Espresso card – 7” by 4” – scored on the long side at 4” and 6”
Early Espresso card – 5” by ½” x 2 – scored at either end at ½”
Basic White 3 ½” by 3 ½”
Evening Evergreen card – ⅛” by 3” strips – about 10
In Good Taste dsp – 4” by 2”
In Good Taste dsp – 2” by 2”
In Good Taste dsp – 4” by 4”
Pansy Petals dsp – the sheet of leaves
Scrap Basic White

Placing the short end of the larger piece of Early Espresso card at the top of the Trimmer, score lines nearest the top. I cut at 2” down to the 2^nd score line. This will leave a 4” by 4” piece which will be the back panel of the box and a side piece measuring 3” with a score line in the middle.

A beautiful box of pansies for my Mum's birthday and for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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Fold and burnish the score lines on both the large Early Espresso panels. Adhere the panels together using the 1” tabs using a strong glue, I used Tear and Tape. This forms the box.

Fold and burnish the ½” tabs on the tin strip of Early Espresso card and attach these inside the box. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to do this so that I could manoeuvre them into position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box of Pansies for Mum’s birthday made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I added the In Good Taste dsp to the front and side of the box.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box of Pansies for Mum’s birthday made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I stamped a section of pansies, 3 large and 14 small onto scrap Basic White card. The colour combinations I used were.

1^st generation Polished Pink outline, 2^nd generation Polished Pink solid image and Merry Merlot for the bearded part. 1^st generation Fresh Freesia outline, 2^nd generation Fresh Freesia solid image and Gorgeous Grape for the bearded part.

1^st generation Bermuda Bay outline, 2^nd generation Bermuda Bay solid image and Misty Moonlight for the bearded part.

The centres were stamped in Bumblebee ink. The flowers were then die cut using the Pansy Dies. The leaves were die cut from the Pansy Petals dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box of Pansies for Mum’s birthday made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using liquid glue, I added the 3 large pansies to the back panel of the box making sure not to place them to high as I wanted the card to fit into a standard C6 envelope. I added some of the smaller flowers to the front panel using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box of Pansies for Mum’s birthday made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I added the ⅛” strips of Evening Evergreen card to the other small pansies and added them at different heights to the inside panels, snipping off the excess. I added the leaves with a dot of liquid glue. Taking care that the card when folded down will still fit within the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box of Pansies for Mum’s birthday made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Polished Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Floral Gallery dies and added to the front of the box with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box of Pansies for Mum’s birthday made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I stamped a pink pansy onto the square panel of Basic White card and added it to the back of the back panel which will give us a place to write.

I added a trio of 2021-2023 In Color Jewels to finish the card.

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I am sure my Mum will love it.

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A witty, chicken themed birthday card featuring the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sweet Birthday Chick

Posted on May 18, 2021May 11, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a really sweet birthday card made using the gorgeous Hey Birthday Chick stamp set. This has only just fallen into my basket ….. I know, I thought I didn’t need this set, I was so wrong.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet birthday chick card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red – 5 ¾” by 3⅜”
2021 – 2023 In Colour dsp – 5⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet birthday card made using the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set

I stamped the sweet hen with the balloon in Early Espresso ink onto the thinner panel of Basic White. The hen was coloured using Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet birthday card made using the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set

I coloured the balloon in using the Evening Evergreen Blends Marker, I added a highlight using the Chalk Marker. The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink and I added the ‘confetti’ with Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet birthday card made using the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the piece of dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet birthday card made using the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set

I then added the panel or Real Red. The whole piece was then added to the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet birthday card made using the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set

To complete the card, I added a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Love it.

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Modified One Sheet Wonder

Posted on May 7, 2021May 4, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing 2 sweet floral cards made using a modified one sheet wonder (I only used ½ a sheet of card stock) and the new Color & Contour stamp set. This set is so versatile and so easy to use. I also used the gorgeous new 2021 – 2023 in colors.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the modified one sheet wonder cards, you will need:

Basic White card 7¾” by 5½”
Scrap Basic White for the sentiments

Polished Pink card base
Soft Succulent 5⅝ by 4”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Evening Evergreen card base
Polished Pink 5⅝” by 4”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I began by stamping the outline large flower in clusters of 3 down the centre of the large panel of Basic White. I used Evening Evergreen ink and 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation stamping. The flowers were in-filled using the solid stamp and Polished Pink ink, again using 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation stamping.